OK, I always knew this but ... upon closer examination, it's pretty discouraging.
When a hot car motor cools off, those vapors from the engine contain all kinds of carcinogens - most notably benzene. Here in the Pacific Northwest, our gasoline comes from the Alaskan North Slope and "has double the benzene content of gasoline sold in other parts of the country and three times the amount allowed in California". Yikes! Oregon Toxics Alliance ; Wired
An attached garage can be a cesspool of toxic fumes that enter your home and are absorbed by the interior carpets and wood. Nature, March 9, 2000, Grist
Yuck! Looks like my car's gonna be back on the driveway and the door between my house and garage thoroughly weather-stripped and the common walls and outlets thoroughly sealed.
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If you are worried about brain damage you are obviously too late.
:-)
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